Question 1

Which statement regarding antisocial personality disorder is true? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A) Antisocial personality disorder is more common in men than in women and among the lower socioeconomic classes. 
B) Patients with antisocial personality disorder have difficulty maintaining relationships and remaining employed. 
C) As children,patients with antisocial personality disorder escaped to an inner world where they could avoid reality. 
D) Patients with antisocial personality disorder are impulsive and self-destructive. 
A) Antisocial personality disorder is more common in men than in women and among the lower socioeconomic classes. 
B) Patients with antisocial personality disorder have difficulty maintaining relationships and remaining employed. 
C) As children,patients with antisocial personality disorder escaped to an inner world where they could avoid reality. 
D) Patients with antisocial personality disorder are impulsive and self-destructive.

Question 2

Which client is the nurse most likely to admit to an inpatient facility for self-destructive behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A) A client diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder 
B) A client diagnosed with BPD 
C) A client diagnosed with Schizoid Personality Disorder 
D) A client diagnosed with Paranoid Personality Disorder 
A) A client diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder 
B) A client diagnosed with BPD 
C) A client diagnosed with Schizoid Personality Disorder 
D) A client diagnosed with Paranoid Personality Disorder

Question 3

Which reaction to a compliment from another client should the nurse identify as a typical response from a client diagnosed with Avoidant Personality Disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Interpreting the compliment as a secret code used to increase personal power 
B) Feeling the compliment was well deserved 
C) Being grateful for the compliment but fearing later rejection and humiliation 
D) Wondering what deep meaning and purpose are attached to the compliment 
A) Interpreting the compliment as a secret code used to increase personal power 
B) Feeling the compliment was well deserved 
C) Being grateful for the compliment but fearing later rejection and humiliation 
D) Wondering what deep meaning and purpose are attached to the compliment

Question 4

Which statements represent positive outcomes for clients diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A) The client will relate one empathetic statement toward another client in group by day 2. 
B) The client will identify one personal limitation by day 1. 
C) The client will acknowledge one strength that another client possesses by day 2. 
D) The client will list four personal strengths by day 3. 
E) The client will list two lifetime achievements by discharge. 
A) The client will relate one empathetic statement toward another client in group by day 2. 
B) The client will identify one personal limitation by day 1. 
C) The client will acknowledge one strength that another client possesses by day 2. 
D) The client will list four personal strengths by day 3. 
E) The client will list two lifetime achievements by discharge.

Exam 32: Personality Disorders

Which statement regarding antisocial personality disorder is true? Select all that apply.

Which client is the nurse most likely to admit to an inpatient facility for self-destructive behaviors?

Which reaction to a compliment from another client should the nurse identify as a typical response from a client diagnosed with Avoidant Personality Disorder?

Which statements represent positive outcomes for clients diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder? Select all that apply.

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